right now, when an incoming call happens, it will ring about 3 times before it drops to voicemail... is there a way to extend this to 6 or 10 rings, so i can at least make a feeble attempt to answer or see who it is before it goes offline to voicemail...?
I beleave 30 seconds is the longest you can set the ring for. Go to >phone>menu>options>services>call forwarding>get settings.
Depends on your carrier. AT&T is 30 seconds max but you will want to set it for 25 seconds as setting it for 30 seconds costs a minute worth of airtime if they don't pick up. AT&T uses a piece of software called Snooper to set this length on your account. You can just call customer care and they will fix ya up in a jiffy. I'm not sure about other carriers but I assume the process is similiar.
The nice thing about this is you can cut your own ringtones up to match the length of the rings so they either loop properly or end right as the rings end. I will say though that for whatever reason the ring time changes back for me from time to time and I have to call back up and have them change it again. Not sure what causes this. I haven't done this in ages so they may have fixed that issue.
galaxys said:
I beleave 30 seconds is the longest you can set the ring for. Go to >phone>menu>options>services>call forwarding>get settings.
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well, that just sucks...
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How can I increase the number of phone rings during an incoming call?
I just feel that 3 rings is sometimes too short to grab your phone, open it up, and decide if you are going to answer it or not.
call your phone company, they can do it for you immediately over the phone. some have a keypad phone combination that you can use, but they vary, call the phone company make them work for the money
Try this: Settings/phone/services. If you have "call forwarding" as an option then click on that and set the time before the call is forwarded to your voicemail
Thanks guys. I'll try it right now.
I tried it under settings. The longest phone ring they have is 30 seconds. I think it it too short, so I guess I'll give them a call.
I called Cingular (USA) customer support. Sadly the longest they can offer is 30 seconds. The only way I could think of is to disable my voicemail, and that should make my EXEC ring a lot longer. But can't, I need my voicemail.
Help again please.
How do I set the ring time, or number of rings before answering on my xda mini s. I have looked in phone settings but can't see anything that relates to how long it should ring for before I answer or it diverts to answering machine.
If its in my pocket, I have trouble getting it out before its diverted to answer machine. Is there a setting that I'm missing somewhere as I would like to double the short ringtime to a more reasonable length.
I also read somewhere about a newer rom than the o2 release rom. Anyone know where this is and what it does.
Thanks in advance.
This can be found under Setting-> Phone-> Services-> Call Forwarding
The maximum you can set it to is 30 seconds, but I'd like it to be longer as I seem to be missing calls!
I've noticed that the phone icon in the task bar comes on for about 5 seconds before it rings, has anyone else noticed this?
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I contacted o2 about this as it eluded me for so long. They said:
Go to phone screen, type **61*901*11*, followed by the time in seconds and finish with # and click the green talk key.
I could get to 30 seconds and no more despite o2 saying I could set up to 60 seconds. What a lot of messing about. I agree (as does a friend) that it would be nice to get a longer delay as the preset time is too short and the maximum of 30 could be better. I suppose 30 seconds is something to do with the network.
Ah well. Nothing is perfect even when its close. Maybe in time.
So I upgrade from an 8125 to my 8525, and at one point I found this article in the Wizard forum about how to INCREASE the time before voicemail picked up. I was able to set it to something like 40 seconds. My 8525 seems to send my calls to voicemail after like 20...I've searched everything I can think of and it's not bringing me the result i want. Does anyone know how to do this. Thanks!
I asked my provider (orange UK) to lengthen the ring time + they gave me a code to put into the phone.
worked fine, maximum 30secs though
On t-mobile uk, I think that these settings are in the voicemail settings, ie you ring the voicemail number and it gives you a list of options.
I actually called Cingular and they said they can increase the ringer length on their end, but only to a maximum of 30 seconds. Kinda stinks, I would love a 40 second ringer. Oh well.
Cingular, several ways to change
1) In phone, under options, setting, call forwarding, there is an option to forward calls only if no answer, and you can set it to 5 to 30 seconds (in 5 second intervals).
2) Setup speed dials for changing.
*61*xxxxxxxxxx**yy#, where xxxxxxxxxx is the phone number that showed up in the forward if no answer above, and yy is the number of seconds to wring before going to voice mail.
I use method 2. When going into a meeting, I have a speed dial for going to vm after 10 seconds so that it does not vibrate and keep someone waiting for the phone to answer, when I won't be answering. When out, I speed dial to reset to 30 seconds.
I love stumbling across a post that answers a question I forgot about!
Nice!
temoore said:
1) In phone, under options, setting, call forwarding, there is an option to forward calls only if no answer, and you can set it to 5 to 30 seconds (in 5 second intervals).
2) Setup speed dials for changing.
*61*xxxxxxxxxx**yy#, where xxxxxxxxxx is the phone number that showed up in the forward if no answer above, and yy is the number of seconds to wring before going to voice mail.
I use method 2. When going into a meeting, I have a speed dial for going to vm after 10 seconds so that it does not vibrate and keep someone waiting for the phone to answer, when I won't be answering. When out, I speed dial to reset to 30 seconds.
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Nice one!
I kept missing calls by the time I'd sruggled to get the thing out my pocket, then out its pouch!!
Was originally set to 15 secs, used method 1, now i have twice as long to answer!
Am i missing something here,..?? I have set a MP3 as my incoming ring tone and the file lasts for just over 1 minute but when it is assigned as my incoming ring tone it will only ring for no more 12 seconds before registering a missed call, is there a way to increace the ring tone time before going to missed call, the damm thing has me running like mad around the house to answer before it rings off
I am sure there is a simple answer to this,,,??
As part of the phone settings there are settings for what happens after your phone rings for a length of time and also for how long your phone should ring before being diverted.
Take a look there and see if it solves your problem!!
Matt
The only options in here are "Answer incoming calls without pressing" which is not ticked and "Talk after" and i have set it for 10 rings. But because the tone is a mp3 song, it does not seem to go on for more than 10 seconds, is there another way or am i looking in the wrong place
Start->Settings->Phone->Services->Call Forwarding->"Forward phone calls only if"-> "No answer: voicemail number, Forward after: 30 seconds"
ahh man, thats great...sorted out fine..but what a daft place to put it. Would have thought it would be something obvious....must be my age..hehe Cheers
If youre device has video calling/receiving - theres a similar option accessed from the phone pad, under video call settings.
Matt
Hi, I'm currently with Orange, UK. Normally, my rings beep 4 times then diverted to Voicemail, within this time, I usually not able to reach my phone in my pants. So does anyone know how to increased the number of rings before a caller is diverted to my voicemail?
Thx a lot.
The way to do this is to go: Start/Settings/Phone/Services, then tap Call Forwarding then Get Settings. The phone will connect to the network and retrieve your settings. In the Divert if Unanswered section is a choice box for the delay (up to 30 seconds); make your selection, then Send the settings back to the network.
trice1921 said:
The way to do this is to go: Start/Settings/Phone/Services, then tap Call Forwarding then Get Settings. The phone will connect to the network and retrieve your settings. In the Divert if Unanswered section is a choice box for the delay (up to 30 seconds); make your selection, then Send the settings back to the network.
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Thanks for that!
Correct. Thx so much for the answer.
number of rings
thanks, I've been looking for an answer to that.
cheers
Thank you, that was quick and easy.
Wouldn't it be nice to solve all problems so well.
Cheers
Limmited to 30 seconds?
Hi all.
Anyone know if there is a way to hack this 30 limit to something slightly longer, say 45 seconds? Or is this a network imposed limit? Cheers.
30 seconds is the maximum as defined in the GSM specs, so applies to all networks.
You can also use the standard GSM code to set delay before voicemail...
**61*+mailboxnumber*11*delay#
The delay is in 5 second increments, max 30 seconds.
Cheers dog, what I suspected. Damn...time to crop the remixed ring-tone down further then, again.
Regards.
handsomedog said:
30 seconds is the maximum as defined in the GSM specs, so applies to all networks.
You can also use the standard GSM code to set delay before voicemail...
**61*+mailboxnumber*11*delay#
The delay is in 5 second increments, max 30 seconds.
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